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Current CasesLEAD IN CHILDREN'S FOODS (current investigation) On June 9, 2010 the Environmental Law Foundation filed Notices of Violation of California Proposition 65 Toxics Right to Know law, alleging the toxic chemical lead was found in a variety of children’s and baby foods. A testing program by ELF found the toxic chemical lead in a variety of children's and baby foods. The food categories are: apple juice, grape juice, packaged pears and peaches (including baby food), and fruit cocktail. A list of the companies and products named appears in the Notice of Violation. Additional information can be found here. RESTORING THE SCOTT RIVER (protecting groundwater through the Public Trust Doctrine) ELF, along with Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations and Institute for Fisheries Resources, filed a lawsuit against the State Water Resources Control Board and Siskiyou County for violations of the California Public Trust Doctrine. The State and County have failed to manage groundwater extractions in the Scott River sub-basin in a manner consistent with their duties under the Public Trust Doctrine. As a result, numerous wells extract groundwater during irrigation season which cause a decreased flow in the Scott River, which injures the river’s populations of salmon and steelhead. This lawsuit seeks both declaratory and injunctive relief and hopes to protect the Scott River through better groundwater management by these responsible public entities. Additional information can be found here. |
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 ELF and others forced Unocal to clean up a huge underground oil spill, in which much of the town of Avila Beach was dug up, cleaned up and replaced. Details |
 ELF and NRDC tested hundreds of bottled waters, finding that 25% had unlawful contamination. When ELF sued the companies with arsenic, every one cleaned up their act. Details |
ELF convinced cruise ship lines to stop dumping foreign ballast water to eliminate the risk of non-native invasive species infiltrating California waterways. Details |
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